Anyue Grottoes in Sichuan is an important part of the remains of cave temples in China. However, the present investigation work is far from being enough to reveal and reflect its important academic value, while this situation has been greatly improved by the publication of the Comprehensive Record of Anyue Grottoes. From the perspective of academic research history, this comprehensive record has many innovations from the methods of field investigation, the styles of content compilation, the methods of results publishing, and the forms of work organization. As a result, it can be regarded as one of examples for reference to compile the comprehensive record of small and medium-sized grottoes in the future.